Harry's in Afghanistan!

[Joe Republic]

According to the reports, the Ministry of Defense made a deal with the press to keep it under wraps for the safety and security of Harry and the rest of his battalion.  That was, at least, until the Drudge Report broke the news and forced the story out into the open, causing Harry to be recalled.

Congratulations Matt Drudge, you f**cking moron.

[Joe Republic]

It was broken by an Austrailian magazine in January, and then again by Germany.  Drudge just made it more public (just goes to show how crappy those two magazines were). 

I prefer to go with the theory that the story was broken by those two magazines, but not followed up by any other media out of respect for the news blackout and the prince's safety.  Of course, Drudge is pervasive enough that once he opened his tactless hole, the rest of the world had little choice but to admit the truth too.

[Joe Republic]

The point of the blackout, Bono, was to protect the safety of Prince Harry and the rest of his regiment.  It's called common sense and common decency.  Matt Drudge has never been particularly renowned for possessing either.